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Field Guides
Companions for the trail.
Simple, illustrated guides for the birds and plants most families meet first. Bound to fit a backpack pocket. Meant to be pulled out at the moment of a real question.
Common Backyard Birds
Coming SoonA pocket guide to the twenty or so birds most families meet first. Notes on song. Notes on silhouette. Notes on season.
All ages · Region-specific
Wildflowers of the Roadside
Coming SoonThe unassuming plants along the walk to school and the edges of the field, illustrated and named.
All ages · Spring–Fall
Insects Worth Meeting
Coming SoonA gentle introduction to bees, beetles, moths. The quieter cast of the garden.
Ages 4+ · Summer
Trees by Their Leaves
Coming SoonA visual key to the trees most likely to be shading your street or your back porch.
All ages · Year-round
New pieces are added slowly, after they've been used in our own home and worn a little at the edges.
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